Iran Ready To Settle Tensions With Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN, Oct 22 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, said, he is ready to travel to Saudi Arabia to discuss resolution of tensions. “If condition is provided, I would be ready to travel to Riyadh, to settle differences” between the two countries, Zarif was quoted as saying by…

Jordan Vows Utmost Efforts To Secure Release Of Nationals In Israeli Jails

AMMAN, Oct 22 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordanian Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, said on Monday, that, Jordan will exert its utmost efforts, to secure the release of its citizens jailed in Israel. The Foreign Ministry “will continue to work, in line with clear institutional mechanism, to secure their release and will work…

Israeli Opposition Party Vows To Form “Liberal” Unity Gov’t

JERUSALEM, Oct 22 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israeli Blue and White party leaders, vowed to form “a liberal unity government,” after incumbent Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, failed to present a new one. “Blue and White is determined to form a liberal unity government, led by Benny Gantz,” the centrist party said in…

Syrians Flee Border Town For Fear Of Turkish Assault

DAMASCUS, Oct 22 (NNN-SANA) – Syrians in the northeastern town of Al-Darbasiyah, near the Turkish border, are fleeing their homes in large numbers, for fear of a Turkish assault, a war monitor reported. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, the entire town, located in the countryside of Hasakah Province,…

U.S. Forces Move 1,500 Daesh Women From Syria To Iraq

DAMASCUS, Oct 22 (NNN-SANA) – The U.S. forces in Syria have moved more than 1,500 Daesh women from Syria to Iraq, since Turkey launched an assault in northern Syria on Oct 9. As the U.S. forces are withdrawing from northern Syria, in tandem with the Turkish assault on the Kurdish…

Morocco Hosts Second International Conference On Justice

RABAT, Morocco, Oct 22 (NNN-MAP) – The 2nd International Conference on Justice, kicked off on Monday, in Morocco’s central city of Marrakech, with the presence of more than 800 representatives from nearly 70 countries. Held under the theme “Justice and Investment,” the two-day event is bringing together over 40 justice…

Four Policemen Killed In Daesh Attack At Iraqi Oilfield

BAGHDAD, Oct 22 (NNN-NINA) – Four policemen were killed and five others wounded on Monday, in an attack by Daesh militants, in Iraq’s central province of Salahudin, a police officer said. The attack took place in the evening, when the militants attacked a police force, tasked with protecting Allas oilfield,…

11 Killed In Protests In Chile

SANTIAGO, Oct 22 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Protests over the weekend left 11 people dead, in Chile’s capital Santiago and the Metropolitan area, an official said. “The official death toll we regrettably have, from the past two days is 11: three deaths on Saturday and eight on Sunday,” Santiago Mayor, Karla…

Villagers Told To Avoid Underwater Explosion Areas After Recent Earthquake In Fiji

SUVA, Oct 22 (NNN-PIN) – The National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) in Fiji, advised villages living near Mount Washington, on Kadavu Island, to refrain from diving on their fishing grounds and avoid movement near the area, due to underwater explosion. This was after the NDMO received reports that there were…

Bolivia’s Electoral Court To Resume Presidential Ballot Count

LA PAZ, Bolivia, Oct 22 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Bolivia’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), said, it will resume counting ballots at midday, following Sunday’s closely-watched general elections. A rapid count late Sunday showed the incumbent, President Evo Morales, won, but not by enough to avoid a runoff on Dec 15. With…